U.n. Undersecretary general for peacekeeping said the u.n. Hope to resolve the unstable security situation a wildfire in the u.s. State of California has forced thousands of people to flee their homes in the Butte County north of Sacramento firefighters are battling to put out the blaze which is being driven by high winds and dry conditions this is the world news from the b.b.c. The u.s. Federal Reserve has said it s holding interest rates steady in its latest statement the central bank said the American economy was performing strongly and unemployment was continuing to fall although it noted that business investment had slowed the Fed has raised interest rates 3 times this year. United States has imposed further sanctions on a number of people and organizations in connection with Russia s annexation of Crimea in 20142 Ukrainians and one Russian have been targeted along with 9 entities from both countries u.s. Officials say they re benefiting from Moscow s occupation of Crimea the san
Men and women of the male judges are better for president Obama campaign for Democrats in Indiana than Illinois you can vote for a politics that history says was a. Lot of flexibility local politics the trust right now Democrats are hopeful they could win back the House and even the Senate ready to do this they don t know roar trying to pull off an upset and unseat Republican Senator Ted Cruz in Texas where there s been record early voting the Republicans are trying to flip several other seats from Democrat and increase their majority a Ron s foreign ministry says reimposed u.s. Sanctions are nothing new they ve dealt with worse however Iran s president says his country is facing a war situation with these heavy sanctions being reimposed its military is now conducting air defense drills the timing of the sanctions is no coincidence Sunday marked the 39th anniversary of Iran seizing the u.s. Embassy in Tehran and thousands of Iranians celebrated Sunday with many chanting Death to Ameri
A little bit because you know there s a growing number of skeptics who you know they ll claim oh Jesus didn t really rise from the dead the Bible s not true the gospel accounts aren t true and like Ok fine we pick that apart but you get a growing number of a matter even trying to deny that Jesus himself didn t exist that he was some kind of mythological character it s like how can how can people make a claim like that when the actual documented historical accounts of his life are so real so I just thought I would share with you some of the ancient writings that exist outside of the Bible from ancient history to talk about Jesus Ok Now keep in mind this is ancient history so there s not a lot of writings but you need to understand these are writings that are anywhere from the 1st century 2nd century 3rd century within those times within those 1st couple of 100 years especially of the time of Jesus so this is when you re not that far removed from the people that were there you know you
Well you with free thinking now though and welcome to the Royal Institution in the heart of London s Mayfair for a special edition of free thinking where as part of the 2800 freeze London art fair we re discussing how museums can make connections relevant to today s audiences we d like to explore how that meeting the challenges presented by below belies the digital world so I m joined by 3 distinguished museum directors all ideally positioned to answer those questions Michael government is director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art scene Hogg is director of the consist or she s Museum in Vienna and Hartley Fisher is director of the British Museum here in London I d like to start by getting a sense of you various The United Nations Michael intending to you one of the key facts that we should know about the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. LACMA life Angeles County Museum of Art is the largest art museum in the western United States and we have collections of art from all time an
Paid 7 o clock with the B.B.C. New song said Sure I m Paul Jenner Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn and his Dempsey Tom Watson say they ll back another breaks it referendum if Labor members vote for it at the party s conference this week of a both said they d rather the issue was resolved through a general election the comments come as You Gov poll for a great which once and you vote suggests 86 percent of members wants a final say on the outcome a negotiations with Brussels the pollster Peter Kell name is a former president of Uganda very striking figures because we always wanted a referendum but it was $3.00 to $1.00 a few months ago it was 6 to one a few votes came through of it s very well being when you get friends who are you know very hard to say this is great for view of the overwhelming majority of Labor members Meanwhile the owners of 2nd homes would be subject to a new tax under plans announced by labor the levy would be based on the value of the property and would on average amou